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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9095 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a special use permit with 

respect to the maintaining of a flagpole bearing the flag of the United 

States at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point, Utah, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 23, 2024 

Mr. CURTIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a special 

use permit with respect to the maintaining of a flagpole 

bearing the flag of the United States at Kyhv Peak 

Lookout Point, Utah, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Star-Spangled Summit 

5 Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR MAINTENANCE OF COV2 ERED FLAGPOLE AT KYHV PEAK LOOKOUT 

3 POINT. 

4 (a) SPECIAL USE PERMIT.—Not later than 180 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 shall issue a special use permit for a period of 10 years 

7 for the placing, if necessary, and maintenance of a covered 

8 flagpole at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point to— 

9 (1) Robert S. Collins of Provo, Utah; and 

10 (2) if the individual described in paragraph (1) 

11 declines such permit, to a qualified person in accord12 ance with this section. 

13 (b) SELECTION AND ISSUANCE.— 

14 (1) APPLICATION.—Except as provided in sub15 section (a)(1), to be eligible to be selected for a spe16 cial use permit under this section, a qualified person 

17 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

18 time, in such manner, and containing such informa19 tion as the Secretary may require. 

20 (2) PRIORITY OF ISSUANCE.—Except as pro21 vided in subsection (a)(1), in selecting a qualified 

22 person to receive a special use permit under this sec23 tion, the Secretary shall prioritize the following 

24 qualified persons: 


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1 (A) First, a qualified person that held a 

2 special use permit issued under this section for 

3 the preceding 10-year period. 

4 (B) Second, a qualified person that the 

5 prior special use permit holder identifies. 

6 (C) Third, any other qualified person that 

7 submits an application under paragraph (1) 

8 that the Secretary determines appropriate. 

9 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 

10 may impose such terms and conditions on holder of 

11 a special use permit under this section as the Sec12 retary determines necessary to ensure the proper 

13 care and maintenance of a covered flagpole. 

14 (4) NOTICE OF APPLICATION.—The Secretary 

15 shall publish notice of the availability of any special 

16 use permit under this section on the website of the 

17 Forest Service and in a local Utah County news18 paper of record. 

19 (c) SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL USE PERMITS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall renew or 

21 issue a new 10-year special use permit not later180 

22 days after the date that is the earliest of the fol23 lowing: 


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1 (A) The date that is 10 years after the 

2 date on which the Secretary issued the pre3 ceding permit. 

4 (B) The date on which the holder of the 

5 current special use permit requests termination 

6 of such permit. 

7 (C) The date on which a special use permit 

8 is subject to early termination under paragraph 

9 (2). 

10 (2) EARLY TERMINATION.—If the Secretary de11 termines that the holder of a special use permit 

12 under this section is not in compliance with the 

13 terms and conditions relating to such permit under 

14 subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall terminate the 

15 special use permit. 

16 (d) LIMITATION ON HOLDERS OF SPECIAL USE PER17 MIT.—A holder of a special use permit under this section 

18 may not accept anything of value in exchange for identi19 fying a person under subsection (b)(2)(B). 

20 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) COVERED FLAGPOLE.—The term ‘‘covered 

22 flagpole’’ means a flagpole bearing the flag of the 

23 United States. 

24 (2) KYHV PEAK LOOKOUT POINT.—The term 

25 ‘‘Kyhv Peak Lookout Point’’ means the peak within 


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1 the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest over2 looking Utah Valley and located approximately at 

3 latitude 40°16′18.14′′ N, longitude 111°36′58.57′′ 

4 W. 

5 (3) QUALIFIED PERSON.—The term ‘‘qualified 

6 person’’ means— 

7 (A)(i) an individual that resides in Utah 

8 County, Utah; or 

9 (ii) a nonprofit entity or volunteer organi10 zation that carries out operations of the entity 

11 or organization in such county; and 

12 (B) that has— 

13 (i) experience placing, maintaining, or 

14 otherwise caring for a covered flagpole; 

15 and 

16 (ii) any other experience determined 

17 relevant by the Secretary. 

18 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

19 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

20 Chief of the Forest Service. 

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